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NFL star Aaron Rodgers has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Hellen Obiri owing to her wins in New York City and Boston Marathons.
National Football League (NFL) star Aaron Charles Rodgers was in awe of Hellen Obiri’s dominant exploits after she made her switch to the full marathon.
During the New York Jets NFL match played on Monday night, Rodgers got a chance to chat with Obiri and Tamirat Tola, who are just fresh from winning the New York City Marathon.
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Tola, the Ethiopian, clocked a course record time of 2:04:58 to win the men's race as Obiri clocked 2:27:23 to win the women’s race. Rodgers was stunned by the fact that Obiri won the Boston Marathon earlier this year.
Obiri put up a good fight to clock 2:21:38 and win the race, just in the second marathon of her career. She had made her debut at last year’s New York City Marathon where she finished sixth.
“You won both (New York City and Boston Marathons)?” a surprised Rodgers asked Obiri during their conversation.
When Obiri nodded in agreement, the experienced quarterback answered her saying: “Congratulations.”
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Obiri and Tola also got the chance to watch the NFL game and the New York Jets, in particular, were thrilled to have them follow their game despite being beaten.
In a post on their X (Twitter) handle, they said: “The New York City Marathon winners are in the house! Congrats Hellen Obiri and Tamirat Tola!!”
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